Miranda House is a women's college affiliated with Delhi University. It is ranked 1st college in India according to NIRF ranking 2023. Likewise, it is accredited with a grade 'A+' by the NAAC and it is also ranked 1st according to India Outlook 2022 in the Arts department. Miranda house offers several UG and PG courses under different specializations. Along with that, the college also offers foreign language courses and short duration certificate courses.

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Admission into the UG programme is now based on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), followed by e-counseling. For admissions into the PG courses candidates are required to appear for the CUET PG entrance examination which is conducted by the Delhi University as well.

Miranda House College has made provisions for scholarships for those students who are above merit or come from families who are financially weak. Some of these scholarships include University of Delhi Women's Association Scholarship, Shri Balak Ram Scholarship, All India Entrance Scholarship, etc.

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Miranda House Important Dates

Event Dates
UG
CUET UG 2023 Exam Date May 21 – June 23, 2023
CUET UG 2023 Result July 15, 2023
CSAS (UG) 2023 Phase 1 and Phase 2
CSAS(UG) 2023 Registrations June 14 - July 26, 2023
CSAS(UG) 2023 Application Form Correction Window July 17 - July 26, 2023
Filling of Colleges/Programs Preferences in CSAS July 17 - July 26, 2023
Auto Locking of Preferences July 27, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Simulated List July 29, 2023
CSAS Preference Change Window July 29 - July 30, 2023
CSAS Round 01
Declaration of CSAS First Allocation List August 01, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 01 - August 04, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 01 - August 05, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 06, 2023
CSAS Round 02
Display of Vacant Seats August 07, 2023
Window to Re-Order Higher Preferences August 07 - August 08, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Second Allocation List August 10, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 10 - August 13, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 10 - August 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 15, 2023
Commencement of Classes August 16, 2023
CSAS Round 03
Display of Vacant Seats August 17, 2023
Mid Entry, Window to Re-Order Higher Preferences August 17 - August 19, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Third Allocation List August 22, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 22 - August 24, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 22 - August 25, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 26, 2023
Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 01 August 29, 2023
Application Window for Spot Round 01 August 29 – August 30, 2023
Declaration of Spot Round 01 Allocation Result September 01, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 01 – September 03, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 02 – September 04, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 05, 2023
Spot Round 2
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 02 September 07, 2023
Candidates to Apply for Spot Round 2 September 07 – September 09, 2023
Declaration of Spot Round 02 Allocation Result September 11, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 11 – September 13, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 11 – September 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 15, 2023
Special Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Special Spot Round September 18, 2023
Candidates to Apply for the Special Spot Admission Round September 18 - September 20, 2023
Declaration of Special Spot Round Allocation Result September 21, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 21 - September 22, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 21 - September 23, 2023
Final Special Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Special Spot Round September 25, 2023
Candidates to Apply for the Special Spot Admission Round September 25 – September 26, 2023
Declaration of Special Spot Round Allocation Result September 27, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 27 – September 28, 2023
PG
CUET PG 2023 Exam Date June 5 - June 30, 2023
CUET PG 2023 Result July 20, 2023
DU CSAS(PG) Registrations Start Date July 27, 2023
DU CSAS(PG) Registrations Last Date August 10, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 1
Declarations of CSAS(PG) 2023 First Allocation List August 17, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 17 – August 20, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications August 17 – August 21, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 22, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 2
Supernumerary Quota Allocations  August 31, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 31 – September 03, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications August 31 – September 04, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 05, 2023
Mid-Entry Registrations September 07 – September 09, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 3
Declarations of CSAS(PG) 2023 Third Allocation List September 11, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 11 – September 13, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications September 11 – September 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 15, 2023
Spot Round 01
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round September 19, 2023
Candidates to Apply for Spot Round September 19 – September 21, 2023
Declaration of DU PG Spot Allocation  September 23, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 23 – September 24, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 23 – September 25, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 26, 2023
Spot Round 02
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 02 September 29, 2023
Correction/Upgrade Window October 01, 2023
Declaration of DU PG Spot Round 02 Allocation Result October 03, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat October 03 – October 05, 2023
Departments/Colleges to Verify and Approve the Application October 03 – October 06, 2023
Last date of online payment of admission fee October 07, 2023

For UG courses in Miranda House, candidates need to qualify a 10+2 level exam in the relevant subjects (depending on the choice of course) with a specified percent of marks. Admission is granted on merit basis. For PG courses candidates need to qualify Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant discipline. Admission for the PG courses is based on merit and CUET PG scores.

Several career counselling and campus recruitment drives are organized by the Placement Cell team set of Miranda House. Every year numerous reputed companies visit the campus to participate in the placement drives and offer lucrative job opportunities to the enthusiastic students of the college. The esteemed recruiters include Outlook, Thomson Reuters, ICICI Bank, IDBI Federal, Accenture, Decathlon, TATA, Yes Bank and many more.

Miranda House provides scholarship programmes for meritorious students and for those coming from financially weak backgrounds. The college also provides excellent facilities to students such as, hostels, libraries, labs, good quality food, etc.

Miranda House Quick Facts

  • Miranda House is ranked as the #1 College in India by NIRF 2023.
  • It is the oldest college and was set up with the purpose of promoting women’s higher education.
  • The Humanities and Social Sciences division of Miranda House is considered to be the best among all other DU colleges.
  • The college has been accredited Grade A+ with 3.61 CGPA by NAAC.
  • The admission criteria in Miranda House is based on merit as per the Cut off percent decided by DU.
  • Apart from UG and PG courses the college also offers several Foreign Language courses, Short Duration Certificate courses, Add-on courses, Remedial courses and Bridge courses.
  • The college provides digital talking signage to help the visually impaired students so that they can easily locate their way within the college campus.

Miranda House Rankings & Accreditations

  • Ranked 1 by NIRF Ranking 2023 for the College Category 
  • Ranked 1 by NIRF Ranking 2022 for the College Category 
  • Ranked 1 by NIRF Ranking 2021 for the College Category 
  • Ranked 1 by Outlook Ranking 2021 for Science Stream 
  • Ranked 2 by Outlook Ranking 2021 for Arts Stream 
  • Ranked 3 by India Today Ranking 2021 for the Arts Stream 
  • Ranked 2 by India Today Ranking 2021 for the Science Stream 
  • Ranked 3 by The Week Ranking 2021for the Science Stream 
  • Ranked 5 by The Week Ranking 2021 for the Arts Stream 
  • Accredited Grade A+ with 3.61 CGPA by NAAC

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Miranda House Courses & Fees

Miranda House offers several UG and PG courses in Science and Liberal Arts. Each course has multiple specializations. All the courses along with the necessary details are provided in a nutshell in a tabular format:

Course Course Detail Selection Criteria
B.A Programme Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - 10+2 level exam with a minimum of 40% marks
Fees - INR 42,480		 CUET
BA (Hons.) Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - 10+2 level exam with a minimum of 40 - 45 % marks in aggregate & 50% marks in 1 Language & 3 Academic subjects
Fees - INR 42,480
BA (Hons.) Music Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - 10+2 level exam with 45% aggregate marks 
Fees - INR 43,680
B.Sc (Hons.) Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - 10+2 level exam with 55% marks in PCB or PCB/BT & one compulsory subject with 50% marks
Fees - INR 59,400
B.Sc (P) Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - 10+2 level exam with 45% marks in PCB/BT or, 
(a) 60% or more marks in Mathematics, 
(b) 55% or more marks in aggregate in any 4 subjects that includes Mathematics, 1 Language & 2 other Academic subjects
Fees - INR 58,470
B.El.Ed Duration - 4 Years
Eligibility - 10+2 level exam
Fees - INR 76,000		 CUET UG scores
MA Duration - 2 Years
Eligibility - Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline
Fees - INR 29,060		 CUET PG scores/ Merit Based
M.Sc Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline
Fees - INR 32,340

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Miranda House Admission

Miranda House offers admission to the UG courses some of which include B.A, B.A (Hons), B.Sc, etc. Admission to these courses is based on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score. Candidates can apply via the online registration method from the official website @cuet.samarth.ac.in. The application fees for CUET is INR 650 for the general category and INR 550 for SC/ST/PWbD/ category. 

  • Admission to Miranda House UG courses will be granted on the basis of the candidate’s CUET score followed by e-counselling. 
  • Candidates are required to register for e-counselling via the online platform. E-counselling will contain 2 rounds where students will be able to choose the college that they want to opt for. 
  • Students will be granted admission based on their CUET scores.
  • Sports and Extracurricular Activities Candidates will be required to appear for a performance test along with the CUET entrance examinations. Selection of candidates for ECA will be made on a combination of CUET examination score and the candidate’s performance test. Candidates must have a minimum of 25 percent score on their CUET and a minimum of 75 percent score on their performance test. 

Miranda House offers PG courses in Science and Liberal Arts. Each course has multiple specializations. Candidates must apply for the CUET examinations in order to be admitted into these courses.

Miranda House Application Process

  • Candidates have to register themselves on the common application portal 
  • After the registration, candidates can begin to fill the Online Application Form using their credentials 
  • Candidates must fill the Online Application Form with care as they will not be able to make any changes in the future. 
  • Candidates are advised to carefully select the college and courses they want to opt for UG programmes. 
  • Candidates need to attach certain documents while submitting the form such as photograph, signature, identity proof, etc. 
  • Candidates need to pay the application fee at the time of submitting the form or else the Online Application Form will not be considered. 
  • Candidates can login to their portals for any new updates, college cutoffs and so forth.
  • Candidates who are accepted must report to college where the cutoff percentage is met. Candidates will be required to carry some documents with them such as Character certificate, provisional certificate, self attested photocopies of all the documents submitted above, class 11 and 12 original marksheets, etc.

Miranda House Placements

Miranda House has a dedicated active and responsive placement cell who work towards providing excellent placement opportunities to students of the college. The placement cell serves as the primary foundation in governing the career aspirations of the students of the college through collaboration between several stakeholders. The college has many tie ups with reputed companies from various sectors who participate in the placement drives and offer jobs in different profiles with handsome remuneration.

The highest annual package offered during placement drive 2022 was INR 61.98 LPA and the average package was INR 6.49 LPA. Few of the top companies participating in Miranda House placement drive are:

Aam Aadmi Party D E Shaw & Co Outlook Thomson Reuters
ICICI Bank IDBI Federal The Oberoi Group Ramkrishna Mission
Urban Clap Yes Bank Zee Media BRICS CCI
Accenture Decathlon McKinsey & Company Tata Motors

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Miranda House Scholarship

Miranda House College being a part of DU, has made provisions for several scholarship programmes for meritorious and financially underprivileged students. Some of the scholarship programmes for the UG courses are listed below:

  • University of Delhi Women’s Association Scholarship:This scholarship is awarded to 2 meritorious and underprivileged students who are daughters of Indian soldiers and have qualified the 10+2 level exam from Delhi Central Board.
  • Shri Uggersain Memorial Endowment Scholarship: This particular scholarship is awarded to the first year students qualifying from the Delhi Central Board with 1st division marks. Also, their parent’s monthly income should not be more than INR 1000.
  • Shri Balak Ram Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded to the first year Mathematics student, with an outstanding academic track record. Also, their parent’s monthly income should not be more than INR 500.
  • All India Entrance Scholarship: This Scholarship is awarded to 50 students for a 3 year Honours degree course. An amount of INR 250 is given to such students on a monthly basis.

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Miranda House Facilities

  • Hostel: Miranda House provides hostel accommodation for outstation students on twin sharing basis. Additionally, there are 4 rooms available in the form of a 4 seater arrangement. Each room is fully furnished including a single bed with storage box, drawer and a fitted mattress. The other occupants of the room include a bedside table, dresser, cupboard, study desk, wall mounted bookcase and chair. Other hostel facilities are dining hall, reading room, common room with television set, DTH connection and a home theatre, WiFi connection and many more.
  • Library: The Miranda House has a technologically advanced, well-stocked, well-equipped and user-friendly library with more than 1,00,000 books, 43,270 e-journals and 100 databases in stock. The library is divided into 3 levels with 6 special sections such as, Textbook, General Books, Reference Tools, Reserves, Periodicals and Braille Books. Also there are numerous periodicals and magazines which are circulated automatedly by Libsys. 

Access to DULS and important databases like N-LIST and INFLIBNET are also provided by the library which gives access to 97,000 and above e-books and 6000 e-journals to students and faculty staff. Miranda House has linked with various other renowned Library Resource Centers like, American Center Library, British Council Library and DELNET. This has ensured members to access e-resources from other library systems. The library also has 2 Digital resource Centers. One which can be accessed by all users for e-resources has 30 computers. The other one is known as the Amba Dalmia Digital Resource Center (ADDRC) and it is meant for the visually challenged members wherein the library organizes a special Orientation Programme for such students. Besides desktops loaded with assistive software such as Jaws, Safa, Lekha, and taking typewriter, printers and audio recording equipment, it also consists of Braille Embosser and Lex Scanner.

  • Fitness Center: To cater with the fitness regime of students and staff, Miranda House provides a fitness center within the campus. The fitness center has equipment for weight and cardio training.
  • Cafeterias: Miranda House has an exquisitely designed cafeteria with furniture that are custom designed. The cafeteria serves fresh and hygienically prepared food to students and staff of the college. The water used for cooking and drinking comes from the hostel RO Water Purification Plant.

The college also has 2 food kiosks, the Nescafe kiosk and the Pizza and More (PAM) kiosk which are quite popular among the students. A Quick Bite kiosk is at the college main gate. The Night Dhaba operated by the canteen vendor satiates sudden hunger pangs for the hostel students from 9 pm to 11 pm.

  • Medical Facility: Miranda House has a Medical Support Unit within the hostel.this facility is also shared by the college. The Medical Support Unit is associated with DU's World University Service (WUS) Health Centre which is situated at V. P. Patel Chest Institute and at a short distance from Miranda House. Students of the college visit WUS to treat basic ailments. A neighbouring hospital Nu Life provides physicians for the in-house medical unit of the college which includes a doctor for 3 days a week and a nurse for 6 days a week. The medical center also has a stock of medicines for common illnesses like, fever, pain, allergy, asthma, etc.

The college also has an emergency Sick Room. It has 2 medical beds and 1 attendant bed and other medical equipment like Oxygen Cylinder, BP Machine, Glocometer, Nebulizer, Glucose Drip, etc.

Miranda House FAQs

Ques. Can I change my GE option after the first semester at Miranda House?

Ans. No. At Miranda House, students are encouraged to follow the following format: to study the same GE for all the four semesters or to study GEs in the 2 + 2 format i.e. 2 GEs from one Department and the next two GEs from another Department.

Ques. Is there a stream change deduction in terms of percentage at Miranda House? If yes, how much?

Ans. No, there is no deduction for the stream change. Subject not studied, if it is included in best of four, there will be a deduction as notified by the University (for detailed instructions wait for University Admission Bulletin)

Ques. Does Miranda House add 1% for girl students as prescribed by Delhi University?

Ans. No. Miranda House doesn't have any such provision. This only applies to the Co-educational colleges.

Ques. What’s Miranda House’s Infrastructure like? 

Ans. Miranda House has a beautiful building with modern facilities. The college has a strong IT backbone. The library has the most advanced digital facilities.The science departments have sprawling wings and large state-of-art laboratories with multiple sets required for teaching large classes and additionally, advanced level equipment for projects and research work, rarely found in UG institutions.

Ques. What is the required eligibility for the B.Sc Mathematics admission at Miranda House?

Ans. Candidates applying to this course are required to pass 10+2 in CBSE or an equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.